Six steps to control and manage stress

Step 1, detachment

The first step to develop your stress management skills is to stay healthy. Most stressful people develop a situation that hard to think rationally, and therefore, easy to forget. The key to control stress is to start with a few small goals and slowly build from there. Draw upon whatever resources you have. You may not have much energy, but you probably have enough energy to take a short walk to the park, open space, or just telephone a friend.

Take things one day at a time and you can reward yourself for each accomplishment. The steps may seem small, but they will quickly add up. Moreover, more energy you put into stress recovery, the more you will benefit from it.

From newly established research into fighting stress recently, we have put together six brief healthy tips for controlling stress without using medications or vitamins. Most of these tips are probably common sense. These tips are prepared as an action plan to take step-by-step:-

 Detachment

 Detachment is a practical process that you can use in your break time. Choose the right exercise that suits your work or your environment.

 Take a break when negative thoughts start circling around you; shift your focus to a pleasant element. Relax your mind and your body. Associate yourself with something that you really like or enjoy in your life. It can be a person, a location, something around you, or even a distant memory. Clear your head, by using this technique, of all the negative feelings and all your worries.

 During your break, try to use any of the exercises listed below (if you are in a convenient environment) that will relax you, even when you are relaxed:-

 -    Have a hot bath

-    Take a nap (no more than twenty minutes)

-    Listen to music you enjoy

-    Go out for a walk in the park or open natured space

-    Play with a pet

-    Read something you enjoy

-    Watch TV, DVD or a funny programme

-    Do something spontaneous

-    Make a list of what you always enjoyed doing in the past

 If you found none of the above is easy to do, you can choose to do things that you used to enjoy in the past, like an old hobby for example - Express yourself creatively through art, music, or writing; take an excursion to a museum or to the mountains.

 Alternatively, you can develop a wellness action consisting of a list of things that you enjoy doing for a quick mood booster. That can be activities, skills, sports that made you feel good in the past. The more you have on this list the better choices you will have. Each person would be different. Once you develop such a list and starting boosting your morale, you will gradually feel better, energetic, and willing to control any negative feelings.

 Please refer to the next Blog for the next step